Machine Shop: contact your beamline staff for more information

Eating, Sleeping, and Other Needs

Berkeley Lab Guest House – accommodation on the Berkeley Lab site, conveniently located next to the ALS. Use email als@berkeleylabguesthouse.org to inquire about available rooms, or call 510-495-8000 and be sure to tell the receptionist that you are an ALS user. The Guest House reserves a small number of rooms specifically for ALS users.

Berkeley Lab Cafeteria – located just down the hill from the Guest House; open weekdays 7:30am–2:00pm (3:00pm for coffee)

ALS Lounge/Eating Areas – The Advanced Food Source (Building 80) has vending machines offering sandwiches, snacks, and soft drinks for purchase 24 hours a day. There are several Break Areas with microwaves located just off the floor of the ALS in Building 6.

Many restaurants in Berkeley will deliver food to the Lab

After-Hours Access to/from downtown Berkeley

The last Lab shuttle bus runs on weekdays around 9pm. See the full schedule here.

Local taxis and ride-shares (e.g., Uber and Lyft) are generally available 24 hours

Restaurants around the UC Berkeley campus and downtown are a 30 min walk from the ALS (though beware – going back up the hill is a hike!)

Mother’s Room and Related Resources – A lactation room is available in the User Support Building (Building 15, Room 319). The room features a lockable door and has a hospital-grade Ameda Elite breast pump that can be connected to a personal use Ameda kit, or there are outlets to plug in your own pump. A refrigerator designated only for lactation use is available in the room. Ice is available from a machine in the Building 15 high bay (bottom floor). The room may be booked in advance by emailing alsuser@lbl.gov, or may be used any time it’s available without advance booking.

The Advanced Light Source is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Scientific User Facility supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences and operated for the DOE Office of Science by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.